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South Asia
Posters look for missing persons in Bangladeshi building collapse
Workers toil in the collapsed garment factory building on Tuesday 30, April, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Emergency workers hauling large concrete slabs from a collapsed 8-story building said Tuesday they expect to find many dead bodies when they reach the ground floor, indicating the death toll will be…
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East Asia
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group perform for tourists in Yunnan
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group stage a dance during a performance held for tourists in Bamei Village, Guangnan County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 30, 2013. The county arranged the performance in the hope of displaying local cultural and landscape, and drawing tourists during the three-day May Day holidays. Villagers…
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South Asia
Nepali brick factory laborers take rest on eve of International Labor Day
Laborers take rest as they work at a brick factory on the eve of International Labor Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Nepalese workers affiliated to various trade unions are expected to celebrate the day Wednesday by taking out parades and rallies. A Nepalese laborer…
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South East Asia
Malaysian people listen to opposition leader’s speech at election campaign
Residents listen to a speech by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during an election campaign rally in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in…
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East Asia
Gaeseong turns out failure in opening N. Korea
The Gaeseong Industrial Complex, being the most recent issue at stake, was the subject of conversation but turns out a failure in leading North Korea to an open country, Kurt Campbell, former assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, stated. During the ‘Asan Plenum’ forum hosted…
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East Asia
Activists gear up for annual North Korea Freedom Week
As tensions continue to grow on the Korean peninsula in light of recent nuclear developments, the international community has began to shift its focus to the Hermit Kingdom. Many activists are arguing that reports of Kim Jong-eun’s nuclear provocations are actually overshadowing the more important issue in North Korea: human…
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South East Asia
Opening ceremony for 69th session of UN ESCAP held in Bangkok
The opening ceremony of the Ministerial Segment of the 69th Commission Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is held in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2013. The 69th UN ESCAP Commission Session is held at the UN Conference Center in Bangkok from April 25…
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South East Asia
World Heritage ‘My Son Sanctuary’ wrecked during Vietnam War
Relics of My Son Sanctuary is seen in central Vietnam, on April 29, 2013. Between the 4th and 13th centuries, a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Vietnam. It was graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive…
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East Asia
Fully loaded South Korean vehicles evacuate from Gaesong
South Korean soldiers patrol on Grand Unification Bridge, leading to the Gaesong Industrial Complex inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, April 29, 2013. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday allowed all but seven South Koreans to return home…
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West Asia
Syrian Refugees wait for military bus to get home from Jordan camp
Syrian refugees carry their belongings as they wait their turn to get on a military bus, enroute to the border to cross into Syria again, at the Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border, in Mafraq, Jordan, Monday, April 29, 2013. The United Nations says there roughly about 1,000 Syrian…
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